Notes for CATHERINE SLEGHT SLACK KIER:

Daughter of Ralph and Margaret (Riley) Slack.
Born: May 13, 1808 in Kentucky.
Died: February 17, 1875 in Chariton County, Missouri.
Buried: Mendon City Cemetery, Mendon Township, Chariton County, Missouri.
Married: William Kier August 1, 1833 in Brown County, Ohio.

NOTES: Catherine's ancestors were the original Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam, now New York. She is also a 5th cousin of President Theodore Roosevelt. Her father was born Roeloff Sleght but Americanized his name to Ralph Slack and his children also kept the new spelling of the family name "Slack". Catherine Slack was born during turmoil in Kentucky. Days after her birth, her family fled the battle zone in Kentucky and settled in Brown County, Ohio. Catherine was the 4th of eight children of Ralph Slack. Ralph was married twice and Catherine is the daughter of Ralph's 2nd wife Margaret Riley.